Events In Queens: April 13-19, 2017

Thursday 4/13Thursday Night Jazz Mix
The Ed Cherry Trio jams as part of a program offered on the second Thursday of each month. Free with $10 suggested donation, 8 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., http://bit.ly/2e2h5ph.

Spring Break Activities For Kids
The Queens Botanical Garden will provide activities for children out of school during this afternoon event. Participants can sift through the garden’s exploration station and pick up a self-guided spring scavenger hunt. Activities are drop-in, while supplies last. Free with garden admission ($6 for adult, $4 for seniors and students with ID, $2 for children, ages 4 to 12, and free for children, ages 3 and below), 1 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2017/04/13/spring-break-at-the-queens-botanical-garden.

Friday 4/14Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner
For the first time in Queens, Great Small Works presents an evening of adult puppetry as part of its long-running Spaghetti Dinner series. Check out new work featuring puppets, music and pasta. $16 general admission, $10 for students, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., http://bit.ly/2oS8LkD.

Saturday 4/15Queens Opera
The newly formed Queens Opera Theatre company offers its first-ever concert at Flushing Town Hall. This 90-minute showcase includes music from “La Boheme” and “Rigoletto.” Free, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., http://bit.ly/2mU9UGl.

“The Talk of the Town”
The Greater Astoria Historical Society will hold a screening of the 1942 Cary Grant classic, “The Talk of the Town,” which is about a man accused of burning down a mill and causing a foreman’s death. During trial, he escapes and hides in a house owned by a former schoolmate, even though a law professor is renting it. The escapee and professor then vie for the homeowner’s love. Free, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, LIC, http://bit.ly/2nVqPoZ.

Sunday 4/16NYRR Open Run: Cunningham Park
Open Run is a community-based, volunteer-led running initiative that brings free weekly runs and walks to local parks. The finish line is open until the last person is finished. Courses vary based on parks, but they are typically between 2.5 and three miles long. Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the run and leave their valuables at home. Free, 9 a.m., Main Park House in Cunningham Park, 196th Street and Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2017/04/16/nyrr-open-run-cunningham-park.

Spring Film Series: “Notorious”
The Queens Museum’s eight-week series, which includes dramatic and comedic films, explores everything from national security to gender insecurity. Each movie has a post-screening discussion. The remaining schedule follows: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 classic “Notorious,” which stars Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, at 2 p.m. on April 19; Stanley Donen’s 1958 film “Indiscreet,” which also stars Grant and Bergman, on May 3; Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 comedy “To Be or Not To Be” on May 10; and Billy Wilder’s uproarious 1959 comedy classic “Some Like It Hot,” which stars Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe, on May 17. Queens Museum, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, http://bit.ly/2nyqVYu.